IT'S ALL ABOUT SPINNING THIS WEEK

Had a group of about nine of us over to spin last Saturday. The weather was gorgeous, to say the least, and we sat out by the pool with our spinning wheels busy creating new yarns. We took a break for lunch and cake to celebrate our friend, Miryha's, recent nuptials. All in all, a great day of spinning and chatting with friends in the great out of doors. I don't know -- does it get any better than that?

I've been spinning some of the fibers I bought at Black Sheep Gathering. Here is Dicentra's blueface leicester in "Autumn" which I then plied with Dicentra's merino/tussah silk in "Edoras". The pictures don't do justice to the deep, deep colors -- much darker in person.

This yarn is slated for a sock knitting project.

And last week, I needed some empty bobbins and ended up plying some singles I had left on a couple of bobbins. I ended up with enough off of those two bobbins to make a pair of fingerless gloves. The fiber is merino/angora/silk plied with merino/tussah silk.


SPINNING AT COMMON THREADS ON FRIDAY 7/18

And just a last reminder that some of us will be spinning down at Common Threads in Encinitas this Friday from around 10:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The address is 466 South Coast Highway in Encinitas (north San Diego County) and the phone number is (760) 436-6119 for questions or directions.